diff --git a/.github/workflows/axelar.yml b/.github/workflows/axelar.yml
index cf1fe25..04c84b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/axelar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/axelar.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push Axelar Docker image
         run: |
-          ./heighliner build -c axelar --go-version 1.21 --alpine-version 3.18 --git-ref ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          ./heighliner build -c axelar --git-ref ${{ env.VERSION }}
 
       - name: Tag and push Docker image
         run: |
diff --git a/chains/axelar.yaml b/chains/axelar.yaml
index 6806704..0b55ff0 100644
--- a/chains/axelar.yaml
+++ b/chains/axelar.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@
 - name: axelar
   github-organization: axelarnetwork
   github-repo: axelar-core
-  dockerfile: cosmos
+  dockerfile: none
+  pre-build: |
+    set -eux
+    wget https://axelar-releases.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/axelard/${VERSION}/axelard-linux-amd64-${VERSION}.zip
+    apt update && apt -y install unzip
+    unzip axelard-linux-amd64-${VERSION}.zip
+    mv axelard-linux-amd64-${VERSION} /go/bin/axelard
+    chmod +x bin/axelard
+    wget https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm/releases/download/v1.3.1/libwasmvm.x86_64.so
   binaries:
     - bin/axelard
+  libraries:
+    - libwasmvm.x86_64.so
   build-target: |
     set -eux
     apk add --update nodejs npm jq py3-pip